NOVA METODOLOGIJA PROŠIRENJA I USKLAĐIVANJE SA ZAJEDNIČKOM SPOLJNOM I BEZBEDNOSNOM POLITIKOM EVROPSKE UNIJE
The New Accession Methodology and Alignment with Common Foreign and Security Policy

Summary/Abstract: Alignment with the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU is one of the major challenges for Serbia in the process of accession to the European Union. Among other candidate countries, except Turkey, Serbia has the lowest percentage of compliance with declarations and decisions under the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). The New accession methodology adopted by the Council of the EU last spring places greater focus on fundamental reforms that include alignment with the CFSP. In this regard, candidate countries will be required to show greater credibility and stronger political leadership. The New accession methodology introduces for the first time the Union's geostrategic approach to enlargement policy in the Western Balkans. Such an approach reflects the greater importance that will be given to the issue of CFSP harmonization. Candidate countries are expected to confirm their European choice through clear foreign policy positions that are in line with the CFSP. After Serbia officially accepted the New Accession methodology, the Council decided in May 2021 on its application to Serbia. It is envisaged that within the Intergovernmental Conference and the Stabilization and Association Council, progress in harmonizing Serbia's foreign policy with the CFSP will be regularly monitored. In this article, the author discusses the possible consequences of the application of the New Accession Methodology on the harmonization of Serbia's foreign policy with the CFSP.

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